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San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

Concord, California

• Supported network of over 200 sites by conducting 80 yearly site visits and providing training, compliance, and coordination support to partner agency network. • Recruited and onboarded new partner agencies.• Managed Grocery Recovery Program by recruiting partner agencies and providing ongoing training and coordination to over 50 nonprofit partner agencies and 100 store locations.

Oakland, Ca

• Coordinated school culture and climate assessments for over 20 schools. • Conducted English/Spanish stakeholder focus groups and interviews with parents, students and staff at school partner sites and developed stakeholder summary reports. • Created 7 implicit bias training modules for teachers and administrators at partner schools.

Alameda, California

• Coordinated and helped facilitate meetings between leadership staff, planning and evaluation department, and program staff to prioritize focus areas and set evaluation methods.• Developed strategic planning materials (agendas, work plan tools, calendars). • Conducted phone surveys to solicit feedback from clients and providers.

Milpitas, California

• Led logistical, purchasing, and programmatic operations for backpack and holiday gift drives serving 70,000 low-income individuals per year. • Supervised Volunteer Coordinator, monitored partner agency relations, and developed and implemented project plan for each drive.

Milpitas, California

• Managed volunteer recruitment, training, and scheduling for 8,000 yearly volunteers. • Developed new outreach strategy utilizing quarterly newsletters and community events to engage current and potential volunteers and donors.

Greater San Diego Area

• Supervised, recruited, and mentored team of 11 CalFresh Case Manager Interns.• Built partnerships with over 40 partners and established 29 new outreach sites. • Led 10 client CalFresh workshops in English and Spanish and trained 30 non-profits on food insecurity resources and CalFresh application assistance.

Watsonville, Ca

• Registered clients for food support services and provided social services referrals. • Assisted with the planning and execution of holiday food basket and toy give away events. • Created new volunteer task documentation processes and succession planning materials.

Master Of Social Welfare (Msw), Management And Planning Concentration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology (Minors In Spanish, Education)

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, Sociology Honors Thesis Program, volunteer reading tutor and academic mentor